"Bud" Averill was a very obscure Thereminist and the proprietor of a restaurant (late 30's, early 40's?). I am not sure exactly where! I think it was in California. "Bud" used to entertain his customers at "Paradise Cafe" with the Theremin. Oh yeah, Kansas City Steaks and Georgia Fried Chicken were their specialty! I believe he also collaborated with other musicians on "West Of The Wasatch", and "Our Bambino", a musical tribute to Babe Ruth... -Alexander Breton

Excerpt from the 1948 Czechoslovakian film "The Emperor's Nightingale" featuring the singing of the "Symphonic Fish," which is possibly a theremin solo. Some think it may be an Ondes Martinot. Copyright Kratky Film.

This is my first piece composed for Theremin. It combines Theremin, guitar, bass guitar, flute and an some Elektron SidStation tracks (a 8bit synthesizer with the same soundchip that the Commodore64) I hope you'll enjoy it!

I played this little Elizabethan (Jacobian?) ditty using a variety of articulation techniques, but especially to demonstrate the utility of a fanning motion with the fingers across the edge of the volume loop field to achieve a crisp plucked sound (when that seems desirable.) Listen especially to the first note and to the leading notes of the first few little phrases.

Bret Moreland's audio restoration of the Lucie Bigelow Rosen recording (uploaded last year by Jessica Hummel) of her speaking in the East Indies. Bret used the source uploaded by Jessica Hummel on this website, and reduced the impulse noise, and continuous noise. Thanks Bret.

“Sometimes it feels as if he is still here; other times, he is sorely missed. One year ago his fate was sealed and the finality of his death certainly gave all of us pause. The ‘Moment of Moog’ is our way of honoring the tens of thousands of musicians who carry Bob’s legacy forward,” reflected Mike Adams, President, Moog Music.

Just in time for Halloween. I wrote this to be a nice cross between effects and "real" playing. I hope you enjoy it.
BTW, this selection is played on my Wavefront Classic with the optional air coil. Gene Segal makes a very fine instrument. I highly recommend it!
Roger Ballenger

This piece features Theremin by David Miller, Korg synths by Bryan Helm, Huey Helicopters and Moog synths by me. I have long loved the variety of sounds that Hueys make. This piece is centered around a field recording of several Hueys flying, sometimes passing within 30 feet of my binaural microphones (on my head). This is not exactly a song, consider it a 'sonic adventure'. Thanks to David Miller for collaborating with us on this with the haunting melody line he composed and played. (Bret Moreland)

Strange, eerie stroll from an obscure Midwest (?) combo circa 1961. An unknown (and presumably unskilled) theremin player adds echoey ambience throughout. This may very well be the first instance of theremin being used in a rock-n-roll context, a good 5 or more years before Beefheart or Lothar. Later covered (sans theremin) by the Cramps.

This is just a short clip of myself playing "The Lark" by Mikhail Glinka. I used a vintage Electro-Harmonix golden throat tube box to try to make the Theremin sound more vocal, just for fun! It kind of backfired in my face in this recording, however this is an interesting combination... This was my first attempt recording this way. I have been experimenting with Throat-Tube-Theremin for some time and it is amazing what can be done. More coming soon!

There aren't many recordings of the Paia Theremax on the web, so I made this quick recording to give an idea of the sound and playability. The Theremin was run through a Lexicon reverb unit on this recording.

PEKKANINI - Swedish composer/musician with theremin as speciality. Has made records and toured around Scandinavia with rockgroups since 1975 and composes music for the theater stage. Plays and composes music for the theremin. Pekkanini has now more than 100 000 video views on YouTube: www.youtube.com/Pekkanini55" He also has songs on Myspace:www.myspace.com/pekkanini. At the theremin-site Theremin Connection he is one of the selected artists in "Feature Artist Section".

I have used the Theremin on my albums Where She Danced (2001) and Monsters And Angels (2002). It is played by the Berlin-based artist Caroline Siegers. The Theremin solo starts at 2:57. It was played on a Longwave Elysian Theremin.